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The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) will set aside US $10 million for nearly 90 agricultural trade promotion projects in fiscal year 2008 under the Emerging Markets Program.
Recipients include trade groups, nonprofit organizations, universities, and federal agencies; projects will be conducted in Africa, Asia, South Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East. Programs range from the addressing of barriers to biotecnology to global initiatives to harmonize pesticide standards and tolerances. A full list of allocations and descriptions of each project is as follows:
EMERGING MARKETS PROGRAM FY 2008 ALLOCATIONS Information listed by market, activity, participant, and allocation (in US $).
ASIA: $2,327,651
Cambodia: Food laws, import structure, US Grains Council, $74,190
China:
• China Moon Cake Project/ Phase 2, California Agricultural Export Council, $55,000
• Workshop on microbial and chemical risk assessment of foods, International Life Science Institute, $23,210
• Market development for US hops, Hop Growers of America, $20,810
• China retail cotton consumption study, Cotton Council International, $490,000
• Food service sector research for almonds, Almond Board of California, $35,000
• Market research for US long grain rice to China, US Rice Producers Association, $40,000
• US-China soybean quality inspection and capacity building, American Soybean Association, $80,638
• Biofuels development on China’s livestock sector, USDA/Economic Research Service, $123,500
• Understanding China’s food consumption, USDA/Economic Research Service, $150,000
• Livestock market analysis, USDA/Economic Research Service, $78,000
• USDA food safety technical assistance, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $175,000
• National lifestyle media proposal, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Beijing, $100,000
• Tranche I China soybean fish feed project, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $155,000
Indonesia: Indonesia ingredient project, California Agricultural Export Council, $48,000
Malaysia:
• Merchandising and handling techniques for Northwest cherries, Northwest Cherry Growers, $9,900
• Technical assistance to Malaysia to expand trade, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $100,000
Philippines:
• Institutionalizing a "train-the-trainer" system for culinary and baking studies, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Manila, $90,000
• An outreach program to position the Philippines as "the new gateway to Asia" for U.S. food processing, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Manila, $23,164
Southeast Asia: Technical assistance for the production and use of pea flour in SE Asia, The USA Dry Pea and Lentil, $43,805
Vietnam:
• U.S. Hides, Skin and Leather Association market research and promotion activity in Vietnam, phase II, U.S. Hides, Skin and Leather Association, $29,920
• Study of market potential, infrastructure, regulatory policy for wine exports to Vietnam, JBC International, $70,000
• Enhance beef promotion to Vietnam, Texas Tech University & Oklahoma State, $102,000
• Retail layout design, merchandising and handling techniques for fresh produce, Washington Apple Commission, $24,000
• In-country training for Vietnamese meat inspectors – phase II, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Hanoi, $59,780
• Study tour to enhance media and stakeholder awareness of benefits of biotechnology in Vietnam, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $26,734
• International statistical cooperation projects, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service, $100,000

Europe and Eurasia: $591,445
Central and Eastern Europe: Veterinary cooperation on contagious disease control, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Warsaw, $20,000
Kazakhstan:
• Biotech food safety outreach in Kazakhstan, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $15,000
• Kazakhstan sanitary-phytosanitary studies, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $40,000

Moldova: Technical assistance on biosecurity products, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Sofia, $40,000
Poland: Biotechnology outreach in Poland, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $15,880
Poland and Central Europe:U.S. dairy genetics overcoming regulatory barriers, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Warsaw, $28,000
Russia:
• Market development for U.S. hops, Hop Growers of America, $22,058
• Russian Federation market development training project, New Venture International, $28,970
• Consumer demand and food retail, USDA/Economic Research Service, $63,000
• International statistical cooperation projects, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service, $117,250
• Translations of sanitary and phytosanitary documents and USDA publications, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Moscow, $15,000
• Livestock management/buyers’ mission, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Moscow, $52,727
• Swine/feed nutrition buyers’ mission, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Moscow, $43,560
• Biotechnology speaker visit, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Moscow, $12,000

Southeast Europe: Building regional market information systems, USDA/Economic Research Service, $78,000

Caribbean, Central, and South America: $1,338,743
Argentina, Peru: Reverse trade mission for retail and wholesale, Produce Marketing Association, $53,411
Caribbean, Central America, South America:Promotion of consumer-oriented agricultural production for Latin America through international supermarket management class, IGA Institute Educational Foundation, $89,070
Central America: U.S.-CAFTA-DR region agribusiness trade and investment mission, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $121,060
Chile:
• Chile production studay, California Table Grape Commission, $30,000
• Chilean Ministry of Health database of imported food products, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Washington and Santiago, $75,000

Mexico:
• Technical education on industrial ingredients, Cranberry Marketing Committee, $32,000
• Reverse trade mission/educational seminar, CA Pistachio Export Council, $10,400
• Agricultural initiative for corn and dry beans in Mexico to support NAFTA implementation, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $150,000
• Tranche II Mexico corn and beans project to support NAFTA, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $250,000
• Mexico and Central America: Multiple U.S. fresh produce technical training program-maximizing technical support for produce, Pear Bureau Northwest, $125,5000

Brazil: Competitive potential and agricultural export growth, USDA/Economic Research Service, $81,631
Argentina: International statistical cooperation projects, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service, $177,500
Colombia: Developing regulatory procedures for LMO products, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Bogota, $16,751

Africa, Middle East, and South Asia: $1,244,876
Africa:
• West Africa grain, oilseed and products technical buyers’ conference, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service/Dakar, $82,000
• USDA sanitary and phytosanitary program in African nations, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $54,000
• Increase Africa's transparency through WTO sanitary-phytosanitary committee, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $100,000
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Biofuels and higher global commodity prices, USDA/Economic Research Service, $54,000

West Africa:
• US-West Africa agribusiness trade and investment mission, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $40,200
• West Africa cotton (Biotechnology), USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $50,000

Egypt: Merchandising and handling techniques for fresh produce, Washington Apple Commission, $21,000
India:
• Value enhanced US value-added soy protein promotion, American Soybean Association, $100,000
• Exporting US Dairy Genetics to India, Cooperative Resources International, $136,838
• Merchandising and handling techniques for fresh produce, Washington Apple Commission, $24,500
• Agricultural Knowledge Initiative sanitary-phytosanitary program in support of the Trade Policy Forum, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $145,000
• Economic analysis of sanitary-phytosanitary issues, USDA/Economic Research Service, $23,500

Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon: Increasing access to U.S. soy products in Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, American Soybean Association, $250,000
South Africa: Regulatory capacity building and public sector outreach for biotechnology in Mozambique, Botswana, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, Dakar, $18,588
Turkey: Introducing U.S. pinto beans into the Turkish canning industry, US Dry Bean Council, $99,250

Multiple-Region Programs: $4,497,285
APEC: APEC-U.S. food safety regulatory systems and international standards, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $100,000
Multi:
• International trade opportunities assessment for U.S. sheep products, American Sheep Industry Association, $48,000
• Exploratory market research in Russia, India, Asia region, US Apple Export Council, $181,000
• Exploratory market research to identify opportunities, California Kiwifruit Commission, $171,000
• Global initiatives to harmonize pesticide standards and tolerances, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $40,000
• International expert report on zero tolerance for salmonella in poultry, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $22,506
• Translations for WTO, SPS, and TBT notifications, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $16,000
• Addressing biotechnology barriers, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $827,302
• FAS outreach activities related to FAO Codex Alimentarius meetings. USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $100,000
• USDA technical assistance in support of free trade agreements, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $150,000
• USDA technical assistance for WTO accession countries, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $140,000
• Embassy Science Fellows Program, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $100,000
• Cold-chain activities in Honduras, China, Mexico, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $230,000
• Biotech 1890’s universities, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $200,000
• Government administrative costs, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $844,200
• Technical Issues Resolution Fund, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $1,152,277
• Quick Response Marketing Fund, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $150,000
• Reserved, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service, $25,000

Total for All Programs: $10,000,000

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